WATFORD

– Jerome Sinclair will tell Liverpool that he wants to leave Anfield before this month’s transfer window shuts with Watford still keen on the teenager (Telegraph)

WEST BROM

– Sources in Italy who suggest West Brom are interested in Italian striker Mario Balotelli are understood to be wide of the mark (Express & Star)

WEST HAM

– West Ham are preparing a £20m bid for Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi as they look for a premium signing ahead of their move to the Olympic Stadium (The Sun)

– West Ham United have agreed terms with Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike, 28, but are yet to conclude an agreement with Turkish parent club Fenerbahce or Al Ain in the UAE where he is currently on loan (London Evening Standard)